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Show HUNGRY PAIR ! OVERLOOK CASH! market early Sunday morning and ! after obtalrting a hearty breakfast : which they ate in the store, departed de-parted without taking any other articles or opening the cash drawer which contained abcut ten dollars. Entrance was made through a window in the office at the rear cf the store, which had been broken, allowing the prowlers to raise the lower part and squeeze throu-h. The burglary probably occurred about 5 o'clock in the morning. Gordon Mathis went to the store about midnight and at that time nothing had been disturbed. dis-turbed. According to Lorenzo Bring-hurst. Bring-hurst. nighiwatchmaii. the window-was window-was intact when he made his rounds just before going off duty duty at 5 o'clock. The burglars after picking edibles edi-bles to suit their taste, spread the meal on the floor in the rear of the store. Two plates were set out. beside them being an empty pork and bean can. empty milk can. a box of shredded wheat from which four biscuits had been taken, tak-en, and orange peelings were scattered scat-tered about. After appeasing their appetite they left by the back door which they unbolted from the inside, leaving the door open. |